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NURS661 EXAM 3 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS How to assess for homicidal ideation - ....ANSWER ...-Address the patient's beliefs; do they want to harm someone else? do they have a plan to harm someone? do they have the means to carry out the plan? Do they state that they want to carry out the plan? What area of the brain is most associated with violence - ....ANSWER ...-Pre frontal cortex Which symptom if not resolved often leads to suicide? - ....ANSWER ...- hopelessness Identify internal protective factors among patients at risk for suicide: ....ANSWER ...-ability to cope with stress, religious beliefs, frustration tolerance Know which symptoms if not resolved often lead to patients attempting suicide ....ANSWER ...-hopelessness Which medication has been linked to reducing suicidal ideation among patients? ....ANSWER ...-Lithium What does lethality mean? - ....ANSWER ...-Capacity to cause death or serious harm or damage ...©️ 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1